Effective Factors in Critical Thinking Disposition in Nursing Students

Table 4

Total score of critical thinking disposition and scores of its dimensions by interest in the major.

Independent variable/critical thinking disposition	Interest in the major			P	d
	Mean ± SD
	Low	Moderate	High
Innovation	39.83 ± 6.46	42.12 ± 5.15	43.47 ± 5.28	0.01	0.22
Maturity	27.97 ± 4.40	30.86 ± 4.07	30.36 ± 4.95	0.003	0.26
Engagement	45.17 ± 7.34	47.07 ± 7.71	48.97 ± 6.73	0.07	—
Total	117.79 ± 12.	118.48 ± 15.61	122.67 ± 12.19	0.003	0.38